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Dana Rohrabacher: “When I was a young person, one of the first lessons that I learned was that you have got to quit picking at the scab or…”

On the recordMarch 10, 2014
When I was a young person, one of the first lessons that I learned was that you have got to quit picking at the scab or your wound will never heal.
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Dana Rohrabacher
Republican · California

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Rohrabacher emphasizes the importance of healing rather than reopening old wounds.

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